The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-23
FRATERNITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS.
MASONIC.


Past Grand Master Robert Van Valzah, Of Terre
Haute in the city last week.
Mystic Tie Lodge. No. 39S, F. and A. NJ, will
fer the Master Mason degree tomorrow evening.
Albert z. Charles, of Seymour and William Hacker.
of Shebyvie, have been elected honorary members of
Raper CoInmandery, No. 1, X. Il.
Adoniram Grand Lodge of Perfection, A. and A. s.
R., will commence comforting the degrees Wednes-
day evening upon a class of city candidates
Pentalpha Lodge No. 564 F. and A. M which has
three candidates for the third degree will confer the
same next Thursday evening"
A musicale and social. followed by dancing will be
held the parlors of the Scottish Rite Temple South
Pennsylvania street, Friday evening Members of
the order and their ladies are invited.
VIM. Fl. Smythe. secretary of the Grand Lodge +.
and A. NJ has received annual reports from half the
subordinate lodges throughout the State. The re-
ports show an aggregate increase in membership.
ODD FELLOWS.
Thirty cantons of Patriarehs Militant have
been organized since September.
ExPresident Hayes recently installed noble
grand of the lodge at Fremont, D.
A school of instruction was held at Paramount and
Independence on the Goth and 2lst inst
The fire at Kokomo destroyed the lodge-room of Ko
komo Lodge, with all furniture and paraphernalia
Contributions to the Colfax monument fund have
been received during the past week from sixty three
lodges.
Iowa is trying the oneyear term system in the En-
! campment branch. The only effect is noticeable de-
cline in that branch,
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costumes at for properly comforting the degree
in the latest improved FORM
Canton Rushv,le win provide The regulation uni.
form before stering and will be ready before
| the latter part of the month.
Centennial Lodge has received its new outfit and
will use it in comforting degrees next Wednesday
evening The staff will rehearse Tuesday evening
| Isaac Cook of the oldest and most prominent
Oddfellows of Frankfort. died and was buried last
week. The grand secretary attended and the
funeral sermon.
| Canton Thompson, No 81 of Sullivan, starts out
with the promise of great proficiency They have
nineteen swords which viii be increased to thirty be.
| fore the winter is closed.
| The grand master has granted dispensations for
lodges St Medaryville Pulaski county; New Amster-
| dam. Harrison eoanty; Morristown, Shelby county
!! and Buel City Sullivan county.
| Cofax Lodge No. % d. of R., of Lafayette has
organized degree staff to confer degrees and has
invited the grand instructor to visit the lodge Feb g.
and instruct them in the floor movements.
The proclamation issued recently by Grand Sire
White is universally condemned something uncalled
for by circumstances and is disapproved by some of
the leading members in every jurisdiction It will
fan the dying embers of discord into fame an6 will
do great harm.
Monday evening by General Pfaiin. with twenty-five
| swords. The meeting very enthusiastic and in
augurates phase of odd fellowship in a town
where the order has fourished in its other branches
| and doubtless will in this.
There large attendance on the exemplifeation
of the Encampment work at Cincinnati on the 18th
quite a delegation. The audience was large The
work excellenty done. introducing some very in
teresng features in the way of scenery and tab
leaux. Tn the 18th nquet spread commend
rating the first anniversary of the consolidation OF
three encampments.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHTAS.
The Knights of Shelbyville will give celebration
on Feb. Is.
Spiceland Lodge No. 1913, was instituted at Spice
| land on Friday night
Ksrner Lodge. No. 6. will have work in the thirc
| rank on Monday night.
Marion Lodge. No. l, had one candidate for the
| first rank on Wednesday night.
Huntsville Lodge, No. 1872. instituted at Harris
| VILE Bartholomew county, on Friday night.
Olive Branch Lodge No. g conferred the third ranl
upon one candidate on last Saturday night.
Huntin gburg Lodge. No. 49, of Huntingburg Du
bois county, viii not be instituted until Feb. 8.
There is very far prospect of lodges being in sti
tuted soon at Silver Lake, Kosciusko county and
Cammack, Delaware county.
Win T. Gary, Of New Castle of Crescent Lodge
No. 49, is present located in this city, being identi
| fed with the Insurance business.
| The copy for the revision of the grand lodge gen
eral laws has been completed and will DO placed il
| the hands of the printer during the coming week
The constitution of the Supreme Lodge will be attaches
| to the general laws.
indianapolis lodge, No. Sc on last Thursda,
| evening received two applications for membership
and conferred the Esquire rank on candidate an.
ths Knights' rank on three This lodge will hold